| Date | Title | Description |
| 17.12.2024 | The Rising Tide of Alternative Proteins: A New Era for Food Innovation | The alternative protein industry is on the brink of a revolution. As 2024 unfolds, the conversation around plant-based foods is shifting gears. Experts are diving deep into the pressing questions that shape this dynamic sector. The stakes a... |
| 16.12.2024 | veg-net to Return for a Second Year With Expanded Networking Event | veg-net, a networking and growth event for the plant-based industry, is set to take place for the second time on June 4 2025 at Radisson Blu London Stansted Airport.
The inaugural veg-net event, which took place earlier this year, successfu... |
| 18.09.2024 | Future Food Quick Bites: Vegan Uggs, Plant-Based Stroopwafels & Beer from Pasta Waste | 5 Mins Read In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Alpro’s new flavoured barista milk, vegan footwear wins, and ... |
| 13.08.2024 | Hooked Foods Launches New Vegan Seafood, Enters Chicken Category, Gains Listings at Sweden’s Biggest Retailers | Swedish startup Hooked Foods announces it has expanded its product portfolio with further vegan seafood options as well as new plant-based chicken products, marking its entrance into a new category. The products will be available in Sweden’... |
| 25.04.2024 | Cultimate Foods Revolutionizing Alt Meat Industry with Innovative Cultivated Fat Ingredient | German startup Cultimate Foods has secured €2.3 million in seed funding to scale up production of its functional ingredient, CultiFat, and expand operations. Led by High-Tech Gründerfonds, the round also included investors like Life Science... |
| 24.04.2024 | Cultimate Foods raises €2.3M to develop fat ingredient for alternative meats | Cultimate Foods, a biotech startup based in Berlin's Biocube and Hannover, has closed its €2.3M seed round.
The funding will be used to to scale up production processes and expand commercial collaborations and operations.
The round was led ... |
| 09.11.2023 | Kale United Aims to Raise 12M SEK in Preparation for IPO | Leading Nordic plant-based investor Kale United has started a new funding round with the goal of raising 12 million SEK (€1.03 million).
The round will be active until December 1, with a third of shares already booked. It comes as Kale Unit... |
| 02.09.2022 | 5 African alternative protein startups innovating to meet 3-fold increase in meat & dairy demand by 2050 | As we’ll soon report in our upcoming Africa AgriFoodTech Investment report in collaboration with FMO and BII, the trend for alternative protein products — those that offer consumers the experience of eating meat and dairy without the use of... |
| 30.06.2022 | One Planet Pizza Launches in Sweden With Help of Kale United | One Planet Pizza‘s product range is now available in Sweden through a distribution agreement with Kale Foods, a subsidiary of well-known Swedish vegan VC firm Kale United, headed by Måns Ullerstam.
“Launching in a pizza-loving country like ... |
| 05.05.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Zepto bags $200m, Stanford launches climate change school | This week, Indian “instant delivery” e-grocer Zepto got closer to unicorn status with its Series D fundraise, while Colombia’s RobinFood raised funds to expand its ghost kitchen network across Latin America. Elsewhere, cultivated leather st... |
| 24.03.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: African startups Apollo, Wasoko & ThriveAgric close big-ticket rounds | This has been a watershed week for African agrifoodtech, with a string of startups from the continent closing eight and nine-figure US dollar rounds over the past few days. Kenya’s Wasoko and Apollo Agriculture raised $125 million and $40 m... |
| 24.01.2022 | Vegan dog food company acquires $1.5 million in investments | LONDON — OMNI, a vet-backed, plant-based dog food startup announced on Jan. 20 it has raised £1.1 million ($1.5 million) from investors to aid in the company’s plans for expansion. The company was founded in 2020 by veterinarian Dr. Guy San... |
| 08.09.2021 | VeggieVictory is making meat alternatives suited to African tastes | Editor’s note: AFN’s coverage of the emerging African agrifoodtech sector is supported by Dutch development bank FMO.
Hakeem Jimo and Bola Adeyanju started one of the first fully vegan restaurants in Lagos to solve a problem they were all t... |
| 26.10.2020 | Kale United Launches 4th Funding Round, Announces New Board of Directors | ©Kale Utd
Kale United yesterday announced the launch of its fourth funding round on FundedByMe, aiming to raise €2.15 million in total by christmas to drive further expansion. The funding round has already attracted over €1 million from pri... |
| 26.10.2020 | Ecosystem for Plant-based Businesses Kale United Returns to FundedByMe Seeking €2.15 Million | Kale United AB is returning to the European crowdfunding platform FundedByMe a 4th time to raise capital online.
Launching to the public on November 23rd, 2020, Kale says it has already attracted over €1 million from private investors prior... |
| 20.05.2020 | Mycorena Raises € 1.2 Million for Unique Fungi Protein as Beginning of a “Silicon Valley of Foodtech in the Nordics” | ©Mycorena
Swedish foodtech startup Mycorena announces a raise over 1.2 Million EUR to fund the scaling of its novel fungi-based protein ingredient, Promyc®. The company will open a facility in Falkenberg, Sweden – which is reportedly the fi... |
| 02.04.2020 | Success during Covid-19: Plant-based investor Kale United raises €350k in one day from 125 investors | Kale United, a Swedish investment company with a portfolio of public and private plant-based food companies, reached its €350,000 crowdfunding campaign target on its first day yesterday.
The company sold just under 19% of its share capital ... |
| 02.04.2020 | Kale United Exceeds Funding Targets, Raises €350,000 in First 48 Hours of Latest Round | ©Kale United
Plant-based holding company Kale United AB (Kale United) has announced that its latest funding round, launched to the public on FundedByMe just yesterday, 1st April, has raised €350,000 and is already fully subscribed.
Attracti... |
| 23.01.2020 | Noquo Foods raises €3.25m in seed funding to crack plant-based cheese | Swedish startup Noquo Foods has raised €3.25 million ($3.7 million) in seed funding from a list of heavyweight investors to develop plant-based cheese. Since starting the company just over a year ago, founder and CEO Sorosh Tavakoli says th... |
| 13.05.2019 | Kale United launches EUR 1 Million Funding Round | ©Kale United
Plant-based company Kale United AB (Kale United) today announces the launch of its second funding round; raising EUR 1 million in capital to invest in or acquire new brands that are supporting global change. Kale United is harn... |
| 11.04.2019 | Global Plant-based Industry Experts Join Kale United Advisory Board | Plant-based company Kale United AB (Kale United) today announces the strengthening of its global advisory board with the addition of two new advisors representing the fast-growing Indian, Middle Eastern and South Korean markets, where inter... |
| 23.10.2018 | Plant-Based Holding Company Kale United AB goes live | ©Kale United
Plant-based company group Kale United AB (Kale United) has today announced its launch. Founded by respected Swedish entrepreneur Måns Ullerstam, Kale United is a unique business pioneering a mission to create a global ecosystem... |
| 16.07.2018 | Kale Invest: “A Little Effort Can Have a Big Impact on the World” | The Swedish entrepreneur and investor Måns Ullerstam is a real doer. After realising that there were no investment opportunities that met his ethical and sustainable standards, he quickly created one himself. That is how “Kale Invest” – an ... |
| 05.06.2018 | Kale Invest: Green Investments Now Accessible to Everyone | The plant-based products sector is one of the fastest growing industries in the world, which is reflected in numerous forecasts for plant-based products in sectors such as the cosmetics, healthcare and energy industries. This development is... |
| 05.06.2018 | Kale Invest: Green Investments Now Accessible to Everyone | © Kale Invest
The plant-based products sector is one of the fastest growing industries in the world, which is reflected in numerous forecasts for plant-based products in sectors such as the cosmetics, healthcare and energy industries. This ... |
| - | Dairy-free cheese maker Stockeld Dreamery scores €16.5 million in fresh cheddar | Stockeld Dreamery, home of the world’s most ambitious cheese, has raised €16.5 million in a Series A round. The fresh cheddar is expected to expand the startups’ product portfolio, increase the team size, and press into new markets. To date... |
